Albert Waterman was a farmer in Rutland or Oregon. Albert was born in Royalton, Windsor, County, Vermont in 1815. Albert was the son of Jonathan and Sarah (Child). Jonathan was the son of Robert and was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Albert was the third child of 13. When Albert was about 5 years old, the family moved to Orleans County.
Albert was married in Hampden County, Massachusetts to Jane C. Moore who grew up in Connecticut. Jane and Albert had three children Susan, Nellie, and Frank.
In 1837, Albert moved to Illinois where he was a teacher for 7 years. In 1845, Albert, with his brother, who was then a merchant in Milwaukee, went to Maquoketa, Iowa where he worked in a shop. In 1849, Albert came to Dane County, Wisconsin and ran a hotel until 1860.
Albert lived on a farm of 94 acres and was the town treasurer for a year. Albert’s son Frank was a farmer in Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Waterman were members of the Presbyterian Church.
Albert died on October 10, 1889 in Dane County at the age of 74.
Sources referenced:
- 1880 History of Dane County, Wisconsin, p. 1203 accessible at https://archive.org/details/cu3192402887144